Performance sport
The renowned Sports Training Village (STV) at the University of Bath is a leading centre for performance sport, comprising state-of-the-art sport and fitness facilities, world-renowned coaches and sector-leading sport scientists and physiotherapists all under one roof.
A host of Olympic, Paralympic, World and Commonwealth Champions are among the international-level athletes who train at the University, while more than 20 regional or national sport squads base themselves at the STV or have their National Governing Body (NGB) based here.
University of Bath student-athletes also benefit from this unique multi-sport training environment through the Student Performance Sport Programme.
Elite Training Centre and sporting partnerships
The University of Bath is one of just 12 UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centres in the country, celebrating our role in helping Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes achieve their full performance potential.
The accreditation recognises the University’s contribution to providing world-class daily training environments and bringing together high-quality facilities, expert practitioners and a strong performance culture to support athletes and coaches.
The STV is home to training and pathway centres for National Governing Bodies in sports as diverse as bobsleigh and skeleton (British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association), swimming (Aquatics GB), para fencing (British Fencing), modern pentathlon (Pentathlon GB), rowing (British Rowing) and triathlon (British Triathlon).
Our strong external links with high-profile clubs like Bath Rugby, Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club and Bath City Football Club help blood talented athletes into professional sport.
The University of Bath has also been a TASS Delivery Site since the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme was established in 2004 and is a UKAD Clean Sport Accredited site.
Student Performance Sport
The University of Bath aims to be the best environment for enabling student athletes to realise their academic and athletic potential.
We offer nine sport-specific Performance Programmes, each led by an experienced full-time coach and supported by an interdisciplinary team of specialists. Student athletes on those programmes benefit from enhanced access to facilities, strength and conditioning, and wider performance support.
Bath was the first University in the UK to award Sport Scholarships, in 1976, and continues to provide financial and training support to assist athletes in their ongoing development alongside their academic studies.
Facilities
Our inspirational Sports Training Village facilities are excellent and extensive. They include the Team Bath Gym and Fitness Centre, a 50m Olympic Legacy Swimming Pool and hydro pool, a FIFA and World Rugby-standard 3G Pitch, indoor and outdoor athletics tracks, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a Japanese-style dojo, sand and water-based hockey pitches, and a Physio and Sport Science Centre.
The STV is also home to two unique facilities – the UK’s only outdoor push-start track for bobsleigh and skeleton training, and the Wheelchair Fencing National Training Centre.
Fitness
At the heart of our fitness offering is the Team Bath Gym & Fitness Centre, which features more than 200 stations across three spacious gym areas and two dedicated group exercise studios.
There are also separate, dedicated gyms for High Performance and Student Performance Sport athletes.
Physiotherapy and Sport Science
Our Athletic Performance Team, including physio and sport science specialists, work with performance athletes to help them achieve their goals, including services such as nutrition; injury prevention, treatment and recovery; fitness testing; and strength and conditioning support. Our fitness testing suites offer cutting-edge performance enhancement for athletes looking to take their training to the next level.
Follow in famous footsteps
A high number of athletes and coaches who have enjoyed success at national and international level have made the STV their training home since its inception.
Olympic, Paralympic, World and Commonwealth Champions based here over the past two decades include Amy Williams, Lizzy Yarnold, Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker (skeleton); Paul Blake, Jason Gardener, Dai Greene, Colin Jackson and Sophie Kamlish (athletics); Dr Stephanie Cook, Samantha Murray, Mhairi Spence, Jamie Cooke, Joe Choong and Kate French (modern pentathlon); Tom Dean, James Guy, Freya Anderson, Calum Jarvis, Matt Richards, Kieran Bird, Ben Proud, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, Jazz Carlin, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Suzanna Hext and Stephanie Millward (swimming); Eboni Usoro-Brown, Serena Guthrie and Kadeen Corbin (netball); Vicky Holland (triathlon); and Dimitri Coutya and Piers Gilliver (wheelchair fencing).
Some of the UK’s top coaches such as Aaron James, David McNulty and Mark Skimming are also based at the STV.
Want more information? Get in touch:
Email athlete-support@bath.ac.uk.
